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Being kind in jail
BY DAWN REED When Lynn* came in for Bible study at the jail, it was clear she was struggling. As she shared some of her story, we realized she had struggled her whole life. She told of the abuse she suffered as a young child, bringing tears to my eyes. Burned. Molested. How could parents/family
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Confirming the Word Part 2
BY GREG CRUM “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.” Genesis 1:1-3
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One generation away
BY JACK WARD You have heard it said that “we are one generation away from godlessness.” Well that happened to the people of Israel. Judges 2:10-12: “And also all that generation were gathered unto their fathers: and there arose another generation after them, which knew not the LORD, nor yet the works which he had
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Following in the footsteps
BY DAWN REED When I read true stories of people in the Bible who turn from the Lord, my stomach clenches. I know what is coming. “Don’t do it!” I want to yell. But their story has already been written. I only have to turn the page to see what happened. Second Chronicles 28 and
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Confirming the Word
BY GREG CRUM “So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God. And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.” Mark 16:19-20 The last two verses of the
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I have not been that hungry yet
BY JACK WARD In May 1846, 187 men, women, and children left Missouri in a wagon train headed for California. There was nothing exceptional about the group or this journey, and we would never have known about them had they not decided to try a shortcut. The “Hastings Cutoff,” as it was known, was indeed
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Wrapping up the Christmas season
BY DAWN REED Our Christmas decorations came down last night. It was Feb. 1. Since they went up in early October, it was probably time. I usually drag my Crocs when the day comes to un-decorate the parsonage – not my favorite thing at all. The tree, lights, candles, smells, curtains, and pillows all contribute
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Why Good Things Happen to Bad People Part 2
BY GREG CRUM “Arise, O LORD, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword: From men which are thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children,
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Be holy
BY JACK WARD Ludwig Nommensen traveled to begin mission work with a tribe in Southeast Asia. The village chief welcomed Ludwig and said, “You have two years to learn our customs and convince us you have a message worth hearing.” After two years, the tribal leader asked the missionary how Christianity differed from the tribe’s
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The lion, the bear and the blizzard
BY DAWN REED When reports of Snowmageddon began swirling in the weather forecasts, we braced ourselves. Crowds raced to the store for milk and bread to endure the storm. Many grabbed extra toilet paper – a leftover panic from COVID. Snow was projected anywhere from 1 inch to 4 feet, followed by up to 2
